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अनेक जन्म सम्प्राप्त कर्मबन्ध विदाहिने ।
आत्मज्ञान प्रदानेन तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः ॥ ९॥

aneka janma samprāpta karmabandha vidāhine
ātmajñāna pradānena tasmai śrigurave namaḥ

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Through countless births (aneka janma), we have wandered—bound by the unseen chains of karma (karmabandha), shaped by our actions and their lingering impressions. Yet, in this lifetime, through the grace of Ishwara, we have been granted the rare opportunity to turn inward and contemplate the ultimate reality.

The Guru, in their boundless compassion, bestows (pradānena) the sacred knowledge of the Self (ātmajñāna), a light that dissolves the dense fog of ignorance accumulated over lifetimes. Like fire consuming dry twigs, this knowledge burns away (vidāhine) the bondage that has kept the jiva entangled in the cycle of birth and death.

With the Guru’s guidance, the seeker is freed—not through mere intellectual understanding, but through direct realization. This is not merely the removal of obstacles; it is the awakening to one’s own eternal nature. To such a Guru, the one who liberates without demand, who leads without imposing, I bow in reverence.